sanjeevkmrs
asked on
Apple keyboard and mouse on imac 27 Windows 7
Hi
i have installed windows 7 on my apple imac 27', having a boot camp 3.1 , my apple wireless keyboard and mouse are not functioning on it .
kindly advice
i have installed windows 7 on my apple imac 27', having a boot camp 3.1 , my apple wireless keyboard and mouse are not functioning on it .
kindly advice
do they work at all? or is it just they key layout your stuggling with?
ASKER
no dint worked at all , as i did a fresh installation of windows 7
have you any means inputting data using a mouse or keyboard. Do you have a wired one to hand?
ASKER
ya at present i have connected hp wirells keyboard and mouse
does the apple wireless mouse and keyboard have a usb dongle type thing.
If so have you tried changing the usb port that it is in whilst windows is running to force windows to re-detect the device.
If so have you tried changing the usb port that it is in whilst windows is running to force windows to re-detect the device.
ASKER
no apple keyboard and mouse does not have any dongal or usb
have you tried it after you have logged in
ASKER
ya tried it lot
the reason i am asking is i just pulled this off the apple website:
Yes it does work with Windows 7.
The pairing set-up is very straight forward, just make sure your updates are current and there's nothing much to do really.
HOWEVER, here are a couple of tips to solve two big problems I had. Hopefully knowing these will save you more time than I had to spend finding them.
One: The wireless keyboard would go to sleep all the time and very quickly and the first group of keystrokes wouldn't register. Eventually, I found that if you turn off "Let computer put keyboard to sleep" under Power Management under Device Manager, then this fixes the problem.
Two: Several Apple keys don't exist / match Windows, one of them being Delete. This of course was a problem when you have to press 'Alt-Ctrl-Del' to log on! Way easier than downloading scripts or aps and re-mapping keys, is to simply use the On-screen Keyboard to log on. To activate it, click a small dial on the bottom left side on the Windows log on page.
I had these issues & solutions using Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit and a late model 24" iMac. I hope this post saves you time.
Yes it does work with Windows 7.
The pairing set-up is very straight forward, just make sure your updates are current and there's nothing much to do really.
HOWEVER, here are a couple of tips to solve two big problems I had. Hopefully knowing these will save you more time than I had to spend finding them.
One: The wireless keyboard would go to sleep all the time and very quickly and the first group of keystrokes wouldn't register. Eventually, I found that if you turn off "Let computer put keyboard to sleep" under Power Management under Device Manager, then this fixes the problem.
Two: Several Apple keys don't exist / match Windows, one of them being Delete. This of course was a problem when you have to press 'Alt-Ctrl-Del' to log on! Way easier than downloading scripts or aps and re-mapping keys, is to simply use the On-screen Keyboard to log on. To activate it, click a small dial on the bottom left side on the Windows log on page.
I had these issues & solutions using Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit and a late model 24" iMac. I hope this post saves you time.
Just a quick one is it 64bit windows 7
ASKER
yes windows 7 64 bit , although this is my second time installation on imac before it was working fine .
Hey managed to find this blog about your exact problem and it has a link to the windows drivers for your devlice at the bottom.
http://www.happytocode.com/post/Apple-Aluminium-keyboard-Boot-Camp-20-Windows-drivers.aspx
hope this helps.
http://www.happytocode.com/post/Apple-Aluminium-keyboard-Boot-Camp-20-Windows-drivers.aspx
hope this helps.
did you have the wirless keyboard connected each time you installed?
ASKER
sorry i did not understand ? come again please
ASKER
i thing the link which you have provided gives software for lepord . i need for windows 7 64
kindly advice
kindly advice
I'm sure how boot camp installs the drivers and thought maybe the wireless keyboard/mouse needs to be connected during the install. Then again the receiver is build in isn't it.
ASKER
ya
Is it possible that the imac and keyboard have lost their pairing with each other. Have you tried to boot osx use the keyboard and then reboot
have you opened up device manager on windows and checked for driver errors?
ASKER
yes device manager is not showing any errors
In device manager have you right clicked the computername and selected scan for hardware changes
ASKER
yes i checked that also no results
ASKER
ok i have paired my keyboard but mouse still not working
please advice
please advice
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.